The recent talk about where are the librarian jobs is why is why it is so
important for librarians who have any interest in keeping their jobs or helping
others to find jobs to help support this legislation. It was introduced to
congress at the end of June and has the goal of placing a qualified school
librarian in every classroom in the country - not just in high schools (as is
currently the case in many states) but in all schools. The AASL website has more
information: _http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslissues/SKILLS_Act.cfm_
(http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslissues/SKILLS_Act.cfm)
Please write letters of support to your senators and representatives. It's
time for us to put our writing skills to good use to save our jobs for this
generation of children, and the next one, who are growing up without school
librarians. It's important to act now, as voting will take place in August. This
is an easy and painless way for us to help ourselves.
Alma
Alma Ramos-McDermott
MLS Student
Simmons College, Boston MA
2006 ALA Spectrum Scholar
Former 21 year NYC elementary teacher
sunshinealma@aol.com
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